Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem after Breakdown
When the Front Wheel of One of the Bicycles Broke Down, They were Rigged into a Tandem, and a Distance of Five Miles to Town was Covered
On a bicycle trip, when about five miles from town, the front axle of my partner’s bicycle broke, and as neither of us wanted to walk, we had to find some way of getting us both home. We removed the front wheel from one of the bicycles, and set the front fork on the rear axle of the undamaged machine, as shown in the sketch. The axle was just long enough so that the sides of the fork could be bolted securely. By careful riding we made the distance to town with only the slight inconvenience of my partner having to carry the extra wheel on his back—J. F. G., Mountain Grove, Mo.
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